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Political Philosophers

1. Niccolo Machiavelli — Author of The Prince and Discourses on Livy.
2. Thomas Hobbes — Author of De Cive and Leviathan.
3. John Locke — Author of Second Treatise on Government, A Letter Concerning Toleration, and other works, which laid the basis for social contract theory.
4. John Locke — Another portrait
5. Cornelius van Bynkershoek — Author of Questions of Public Law.
6. Baron Charles de Montesquieu — Author of Spirit of Laws.

Documents

1. Scanned original pages of U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. See also the Emory archive.
   • U.S. Constitution, first page
   • U.S. Constitution, second page
   • U.S. Constitution, third page
   • U.S. Constitution, fourth page
   • Bill of Rights
2. Scanned original pages of Declaration of Independence. See also the Emory archive.
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, page 1
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, page 2
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, page 3
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, page 4
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, fragment 1
   • Declaration of Independence — Handwritten draft, fragment 2
   • Declaration of Independence — Early printed version
3. 1826 Letter from Jefferson — Declining to attend 50th anniversary July 4 celebration, page 1
4. 1826 Letter from Jefferson — Declining to attend 50th anniversary July 4 celebration, page 2

Founders

1. Extra portraits of some of the Founders
   1. Thomas Jefferson
      1. Thomas Jefferson — 1805, Rembrandt Peale, New York Historical Society. Color corrected by Jay gladwell. Image before color correction. This and the next three Jefferson pictures available from Monticello Memorial Foundation, P.O. Box 316, Charlottesville, VA 22902.
      2. Thomas Jefferson — 1805, Gilbert Stuart, National Portrait Gallery
      3. Thomas Jefferson — Jamie Wyeth 1975 Private Collection
      4. Thomas Jefferson — Jamie Wyeth 1975 Private Collection (smaller version)
      5. Thomas Jefferson — Engraving by Hall from oil by Gilbert
   2. George Washington
      1. George Washington — Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, unfinished. Image used on $1 bill.
      2. George Washington — Portrait by Gilbert Stuart, unfinished. Head shot of image used on $1 bill.
      3. George Washington — Portrait by Gilbert Stuart
      4. George Washington — At the signing of the Constitution
   3. James Madison
      1. James Madison
      2. James Madison as President
      3. James Madison at 82 — In 1833
      4. James Madison Engraving — By Edwin, from oil by Gilbert
   4. Benjamin Franklin
      1. Benjamin Franklin at work
   5. Alexander Hamilton
      1. Alexander Hamilton — In 1792
      2. Alexander Hamilton — Engraving by Prud'homme from miniature by Gilbert
2. Monochrome collection. These were contributed by Dr. Alexander Grey of the Itus Group.
   1. James Madison
   2. Thomas Jefferson
   3. George Washington
   4. Nicholas Gilman
   5. John Langdon
   6. Nathaniel Gorham
   7. Rufus King
   8. William Samual Johnson
   9. Roger Sherman
   10. Alexander Hamilton
   11. William Livingston
   12. David Brearley
   13. William Paterson
   14. Jonathan Dayton
   15. Benjamin Franklin
   16. Thomas Mifflin
   17. Robert Morris
   18. George Clymer
   19. Jared Ingersoll
   20. James Wilson
   21. Gouverneur Morris
   22. George Read
   23. Gunning Bedford, Jr.
   24. Richard Bassett
   25. John Dickinson
   26. James McHenry
   27. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
   28. Daniel Carroll
   29. John Blair
   30. James Madison
   31. William Blount
   32. Richard Dobbs Spaight
   33. Hugh Williamson
   34. John Rutledge
   35. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
   36. Charles Pinckney
   37. Pierce Butler
   38. Abraham Baldwin
   39. William Few
   40. Thomas Fitzsimmons
   41. Jacob Broom
   42. John Jay
   43. George Mason
3. Founders who were not delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention, from publications of the U.S. National Park Service
   1. Thomas Jefferson — While Minister to France
   2. John Adams — While Minister to Britain
   3. John Jay
   4. Patrick Henry
   5. Richard Henry Lee
   6. Samuel Chase
4. Founders who were delegates but left before Convention finished, from publications of the U.S. National Park Service
   1. William R. Davie — North Carolina
   2. Oliver Ellsworth — Connecticut
   3. William C. Houston — New Jersey (no portrait available)
   4. William Houstoun — Georgia (no portrait available)
   5. John Lansing — New York
   6. James McClurg — Virginia
   7. John F. Mercer — Maryland
   8. William Pierce — Georgia (no portrait available)
   9. Caleb Strong — Massachusetts
   10. George Wythe — Virginia (no portrait available)
   11. Robert Yates — New York (no portrait available)
5. Founders who were delegates and refused to sign the proposed Constitution, from publications of the U.S. National Park Service
   1. Elbridge Gerry — Massachusetts
   2. Luther Martin — Maryland
   3. George Mason — Virginia
   4. Edmund J. Randolph — Virginia
6. Founders who were delegates and signed the Constitution, from publications of the U.S. National Park Service
   1. Abraham Baldwin — Georgia
   2. Richard Bassett — Delaware
   3. Gunning Bedford Jr — Delaware
   4. John Blair — Virginia
   5. William Blount — North Carolina
   6. David Brearly — New Jersey
   7. Jacob Broom — Delaware
   8. Pierce Butler — South Carolina
   9. Daniel Carroll — Maryland
   10. George Clymer — Pennsylvania
   11. Jonathan Dayton — New Jersey
   12. John Dickinson — Delaware
   13. William Few — Georgia
   14. Thomas Fitzsimons — Pennsylvania
   15. Benjamin Franklin — Pennsylvania
   16. Nicholas Gilman — New Hampshire
   17. Nathaniel Gorham — Massachusetts
   18. Alexander Hamilton — New York
   19. Jared Ingersoll — Pennsylvania
   20. Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer — Maryland
   21. William Samuel Johnson — Connecticut
   22. Rufus King — Massachusetts
   23. John Langdon — New Hampshire
   24. William Livingston — New Jersey
   25. James McHenry — Maryland
   26. James Madison — Virginia
   27. Thomas Mifflin — Pennsylvania
   28. Gouverneur Morris — Pennsylvania
   29. Robert Morris — Pennsylvania
       1. Robert Morris
       2. Robert Morris
       3. Robert Morris
   30. William Paterson — New Jersey
   31. Charles Pinckney — South Carolina
   32. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney — South Carolina
   33. George Read — Delaware
   34. John Rutledge — South Carolina
   35. Roger Sherman — Connecticut
   36. Richard Dobbs Spaight — North Carolina
   37. George Washington — Virginia
   38. Hugh Williamson — North Carolina
   39. James Wilson — Pennsylvania
7. William Jackson — Not a delegate, but the convention secretary

U.S. Supreme Court Justices

These were contributed by Dr. Alexander Grey of the Itus Group

Chief Justices

1. 1789-1795 — John Jay
2. 1795-1795 — John Rutledge
3. 1796-1800 — Oliver Ellsworth
4. 1801-1835 — John Marshall
5. 1836-1864 — Roger Brooke Taney
6. 1864-1873 — Salmon Portland Chase
7. 1874-1888 — Morrison Remick Waite
8. 1888-1910 — Melville Weston Fuller
9. 1910-1921 — Edward Douglas White
10. 1921-1930 — William Howard Taft
11. 1930-1942 — Charles Evans Hughes

Portraits of John Marshall

1. 1797
2. 1808
3. 1824 — By Peticolas
4. 1825 — By Jarvis
5. 1831 — By Inman

U.S. Presidents

These were especially influential in the development and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution. These images were contributed by Dr. Alexander Grey of the Itus Group

1. George Washington
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. James Madison
4. Andrew Jackson
5. Abraham Lincoln
6. Theodore Roosevelt
7. Thomas Woodrow Wilson
8. Franklin Roosevelt

Events

1. Paul Revere's Ride, by Hy Hintermeister.
2. Committee to Draft Declaration of Independence
3. Drafting the Declaration of Independence, by Jean Leon Gerome Ferris, 1900.
4. Signing of the Declaration of Independence, by John Trumbull, 1819.
5. Washington presiding over the Constitutional Convention, by Howard Chandler Christy, 1940.
6. Constitutional Debate
7. The Signing of the Constitution of the United States
8. The Signing of the Constitution of the United States
9. Signing the Constitution
10. Washington presiding at the Signing
11. Adoption of the Constitution — JB Stearns
12. Report of meeting with Sconstayah of the Cherokees — Business conducted during Convention
13. Washington's 1789 inauguration

Places

1. Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
2. Philadelphia Dock — Near Arch Street ferry, during depressed days of the Confederation
3. City Tavern, Philadelphia — About 1800, where many of the Convention delegates stayed
4. Federal Hall, New York — About 1797, watercolor by Robertson
5. Federal Hall, New York
6. Robert Morris' Townhouse, New York — First presidential residence
7. Washington City
8. Maryland State House — Site of 1786 Annapolis Convention

Other

1. Don't Tread on Me — Militia patch
2. Bunker Hill — Militia patch
3. Concord/Plowman — Militia patch (large)
4. Concord/Plowman — Militia patch (small)

Relevant Court Cases

1. The Bridgeman Art Library, Ltd. v. Corel Corporation, 97 Civ. 6232 (LAK) — Ruling that photographic or digital images of public domain art works are not copyrightable